Perspective unit:  Optional Extension Activities

• Play free visual word puzzles online at Rebus Puzzles & Dingbats.  This site has many levels offered. To improv solution rates, this site offers some training on how to interpret the puzzles. 

Creative Storytelling & Roleplay

• The Villain's Defense: Pick a favorite family movie or book and act as "lawyers" defending the bad guy. Work together to explain the story entirely from their point of view (like why the giant in Jack and the Beanstalk was just trying to protect his home).

• Dinner Table Talk-Show: Take turns wearing a funny hat or holding a prop to become a character from history, a book, or even the family pet. The parent interviews the student, who must answer entirely in character.

• Comic Strip Flip: Draw a short, three-panel comic strip about a funny event that happened at home. Then, redraw the exact same event through the eyes of someone else who was there.

Hands-On Games & Visual Perspective

• Gulliver’s Photo Challenge: Use a smartphone to take photos of ordinary household items from extreme close-ups or unusual angles (like looking up from inside the kitchen sink). See if the other person can guess what the item is.

• The Blindfolded Architect: One person closes their eyes while the other guides them to build a small Lego tower using only verbal instructions. Switch roles to see how hard it is to explain things from someone else's physical perspective.

• Secret Identity Dinner: Write down a few different emotions or character types on slips of paper (like "an excited toddler" or "a tired detective"). Without telling each other what you drew, try to eat dinner while acting out that perspective to see if the other can guess it.